The Springboro Police Department received a complaint from new officers of the Clearcreek Youth Soccer Association about discrepancies in the organization’s bank accounts over the summer.

Prosecutors said further investigation determined that there were allegedly 101 unauthorized payments from the organization’s accounts from 2009 through 2012.

The total loss to the Clearcreek Youth Soccer Association was $64,800.56, prosecutors said.

At a hearing before Judge Robert Peeler Wednesday, Michele Petrey pleaded guilty to one count of theft.

Petrey was the treasurer of the organization and was solely responsible for handling all of the collections, payments, and accounting transactions of the organization from 2008 through 2012.

"It is appalling that someone would take advantage of their position as treasurer of a youth soccer organization to steal money from the children of our community," said Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell in a news release. "Most of these types of thefts occur because a single individual is given sole access and control over an organization's finances. Hopefully, this serves as a warning to other charitable and youth organizations to implement anti-theft procedures and internal controls to prevent the misappropriation of funds."

She was released on her own recognizance pending her sentencing hearing on Feb. 4.